Thanks to our pal Phil from @worldteahouse for lending us his palate today. Working on something pretttty interesting involving a product from Phil’s awesome shop! #worldteahouse #brettanomyces #supportlocal #helpinghand #fullservice #locallove A post shared by 2 Crows Brewing (@2crowsbrewing) on Oct 13, 2017 at 1:09pm PDT If you’re too shy to say “I love you” […]
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Sober Island Brewing and ShipBuilders Cider launch collaboration
Sober Island Brewing Co. has teamed up with ShipBuilders Cider to collaborate on a medley of beer and cider, launching this weekend. Sober Island Brewing owner Rebecca Atkinson connected with Sean Sears of ShipBuilders through a Mashup Lab program, and Atkinson says Sears has since become a mentor of sorts. Now, they’re finally launching a […]
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Tanner & Co. Brewing is now open in Chester
Last weekend Chester Basin had some drinks. Tanner & Co. Brewing—the latest addition to Nova Scotia’s craft beer scene—officially launched its little operation (50 Angus Hiltz Road) with Dan Tanner, a veteran in the food and drink world, at the helm. Tanner, who’s worked at White Point Beach Resort as a food and beverage manager […]
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The Coldstream dream
Coldstream Clear just opened its new storefront and distillery in Stewiacke, pouring out its flavourful vodka and rum by the landmark Mastodon Ridge. “The key was making it convenient for people to get our product,” says Riley Giffen, who started the business with his parents. The distillery’s original location, which opened in 2015, was “about […]
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Seven Open City stops to explore
Here’s hoping the rain stays away for this year’s Open City. Dozens of local businesses are providing good eats and store sales, so you may need to do some running around to get the most of it. The full schedule is on the I Love Local (HFX) website. I honed in on several of my […]
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Chain-Yard Urban Cidery wants to be the apple of your eye
The co-owners of a Grape Escapes wine tours are crushing another kind of fruit and “taking advantage of the cider boom:” Mike Lim and Susan Downey Lim announced last summer they’d be teaming up with Brian Kelly to open Chain-Yard Urban Cidery at 2606 Agricola Street (the former FRED. location). And now they’re just about […]
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Apples to apples: 5 local ciders to try
1. Sid’s Cider Wild Blueberry The newest member of the ShipBuilders family re-imagines some of Stutz Cider’s familiar flavours—like this sweet treat Wild Blueberry, Crisp Apple or Chai Spice—in a snazzier, single-serve (and super affordable) bottle. This one’s for those who like to blush. $2.99 2. Bulwark Hopped Cider Because cider isn’t just a counterpoint […]
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Bottoms up with Halifax’s craft beer podcast
Plenty of Halifax beer-drinkers love knocking back local craft brew. But do they care about the stories behind the beverages? Tony Wight had a hankering to start a creative project. What’s more, he wanted it to focus on something he enjoyed: Talking about beer. His goal was to showcase the people and places “beyond the […]
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Message in a bottle: 5 wine picks from local experts
So far, this fall isn’t really all that fall-like—not that we’re complaining. And neither is Nicole Raufeisen, the sommelier and manager at the waterfront’s 27-seater bar Little Oak. She’s easing into the season, sipping on mostly lighter reds, as well as sherry. “I know people don’t think of sherry as a wine because it’s fortified […]
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The Wine Lover’s Guide to Atlantic Canada reads between the vines
Moira Peters knows a lot about wine. A trained sommelier, wine columnist and the owner of Unwined Tasting Parties, she doesn’t just talk about the juice—her life is all about it. Even more so now, as she adds her latest badge of vino know-how: Writing the book on local wine, literally, as co-author of The […]
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Oysters inspire Sober Island Brewing’s start
While across the Atlantic at a pub in Wales, Rebecca Atkinson was reminded of home. As she sipped on an oyster-infused beer, Atkinson asked herself, “‘Why don’t we have this?’” “It really inspired me,” says Atkinson, a native of Sober Island, a community in Sheet Harbour, and the owner of Sober Island Brewing, a new […]
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Drink up the Fall Wine Festival
Winemakers Dinner and Auction Wine is at the heart of this event but a performance from Symphony Nova Scotia and a four-course meal are the added bonuses. A silent and live auction are also part of the fun, with proceeds supporting SNS. Thu Sep 24, Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road, $180 Port of Wines Festival […]
